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Scott L. Bittman

Scott L. Bittman is a counsel in the Intellectual Property Group in Crowell & Moring's New York office. He focuses on intellectual property litigation, counseling, and patent and trademark procurement.

Scott's litigation practice includes representing clients before federal district courts throughout the country, the International Trade Commission, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has litigated cases involving a wide variety of technologies, including lithium based battery packs for power tools, mass marketing software, Power over Ethernet (PoE), halftone printing software, LCD panel manufacturing, automotive control systems, solar panel mounts, machine vision software, toothpaste formulations, electrical fittings, and web-based telecommunications. He has also litigated cases related to trade secret misappropriation, trademark enforcement, false advertising, and unfair competition.

As part of Scott's counseling activities, he assists clients with the evaluation of patents and trademarks of third parties and renders detailed opinions relating to patent invalidity, non-infringement, and unenforceability. He also advises clients concerning intellectual property procurement and enforcement strategies. His procurement work encompasses drafting and prosecuting patent applications relating to a variety of technologies and drafting and prosecuting trademark applications. He also prepares intellectual property licenses and performs due diligence relating to intellectual property issues in corporate transactions.

Scott also maintains an active pro bono practice. In recognition of his efforts, he has been identified as an "Empire State Counsel" by the New York State Bar Association.

Scott received his B.S., cum laude, in mechanical engineering from Tufts University and his J.D., cum laude, from Boston University School of Law. Prior to law school, he worked as a design engineer for a global corporation specializing in electronic monitoring, testing, and display instruments.

Affiliations

Admitted to practice: New York, Massachusetts (inactive), District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)